Lawn-sprinkler.



PATBNTED APR. 12, 1904.

A. VANBERVQQRT. LAWN SPR'JSNELER.

APPLICATION FLED SEPT. 24, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNIT-ED STATES.

Patented April 12, 1904;.

ATBNT 1, SPEGIFIGATIFON forming partpof `Letters Patent No. 757,16, dated April 12, 1904.

A Application tied september 24, v1902. serrano. 124,678. momma.) i

$ all whom tt may concern:

Be it'known that I, ADDISON VANDERvooRr,

jar'subjectof the King ofGreat Britain, residand is particularly'designed to simplify andl "ing at Belleville, in theProvinceof Ontario anfd Dominion of Canada, have invented a new andfiiseful Lawn-Sprinkler, of which the following is a specification.

` fThis-invention relates to lawn-sprinklers,

otherwisefimprove the construction and arrangement shown in` my prior patent, No. 691,419, dated January 25, 1902. It is furthermore designed to swing the nozzle in the pathof a circle, so as to sprinkle a considerably large area of lawn, and also to impart an independentlrotatio'n to the nozzle pon its longitudinal axis, so' as toV more thoroughly scatter the stream of water.

A ,Y `Anotherobject is to materially simplifythe means whereby the nozzle is operated by the @force of the stream of water and to have the fparts ofthismeans mounted for convenient assemblage and removal, so that it may be conveniently set up and also repaired should any of its parts become inoperative,

f Anotherfobject is to provide an improved l i'. fsprayer device, whichLis carried by the nozzle "l and,` is adjustable with-respect to the discharge 4Q l the spirit or sacricing any of the advantages fo-fthe invention. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective end, thereof so asto scatter the discharging `stream to` a Ymore or `less degree, as may be desired.`

after more fully described, shown in the ac- Vstood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be niadevwithin the scope of the claims without departing from view of a 'lawn-sprinkler constructed and arranged in accordance with the present inven- "`tion. Fig.l 2 is a vertical longitudinal secytional-view of the device. i view 'on the line 3 3 .of Fig. 2. Fig.v 4 1s a Fig. 3 is a similar plan view, partly in section, section being ytaken on the'line 4 4 of Fig. 3. I'

' connection with a water-supply pipe or hose.

Within-the tubular post 3 is-a metallic pipesection 6, which is loose within the post, sov as to be capable of rotation and also removabletherefrom. The upper end of this pipe-section is screw-threaded and carries a substantially horizontally disposed gear 7, whereby lthe pipe 6 forms an extended hub portion for the gear.

The screw-threaded end of the pipe projectsr above the gear, and fitted thereto is an' elbow 8, into the upper endV of which is screw-threaded a pipe-section 9, which',`in effect, forms a reduced upper extension of the elbow. A disk 10 is rotatably mounted upon the pipe-section 9 and bears against the upper end or body portion of the elbow 8 as a bearing-support and has an upwardly-extended sleeve or hubV portion 11, which projects beyondthe pipesection and detachably carriesV an elbow-nozzle l2 at its outer end, said nozzle being preferably screw-threaded to the part 11.

The nozzle 12 carries a skeleton br'acket 13, which is inclined laterally and forwardly from the forward end thereof and is provided at it outer end with an internally-screw-threaded tubular open-ended socket or "seat 14, in

which is adjustably fittedthe screw-threaded.

shank or stem 15 of the circular or diskshaped sprayer 16, whereby the latte'r'rnay be adjusted to overhang thevdischarge-opening of the nozzle, and thereby form an obstruction in the path of the issuingstream-so` as to scatter or spray the latter. When thesprayer device is adjusted to its rear limit,`itis'out of the path of the issuing stream, whereby the sprayermay be .set out of operation whenever desired.

From the foregoing description itA will be seen that there in a continuous passage from' the inlet-elbow 4 to the discharge-nozzle 12,

that the latter is set at an angle to the upright post 3, is capableof being swung in a circular path about the post as a center,'and

also is capable of being turned upon its in-y clined axis, which is the pipe or elbow section 9. The first of these movements is imparted to the pipe-section 6 through the medium of the gear 7, while the otheror secondary movement is imparted to the nozzle through the medium of the disk 10.

For the rotation of the gear 7 there is provided a horizontally-disposed water-Wheel 17,

which has a plurality of radial arms, each of which carries a pendent pocket or abutment 18, whereby the wheel is provided with a plurality of radial blades which receive the impact of a fine stream of water which issues from a small perforation 19, formed in the tubular post 3. This water-wheel is mounted upon an upstanding rod or post 20, which rises from the base 1, there being a similar post 21 disposed diametrically opposite and at the other side of the post 3. The upper ends of these posts are screw-threaded and L water-wheel and has the inner end of its hub provided with lugs or projections 27 to engage 'seats or recesses 28 in the adjacent end of a worm-gear 29, whichis loosely mounted upon the counter-shaft, there being a sleeve 30 upon the shaft and interposed between the worm and the bracket which is opposite the gear 26, so as to hold the Worm-gear in operative relation with the upstanding gear. The worm-gear is also in mesh with the horizontal gear 7. wheel and the drive-gear 26 is formed by a worm 31, loosely mounted upon the post which supports the water-wheel, said worm being in mesh with the gear and having a clutch connection 32 with the water-wheel similar to that between-the worm 29 and the v gear 26. By this arrangement the gear 7 is rotated very slowly, whereby the dischargenozzle will be swung slowly in its circular e path about the central upright axis of the device, thereby to efectually sprinkle a large area from the sprinkler as the center.

To rotate the nozzle independent of its movement in the path of a circle, there is a friction device 33, which consists of a substantially horizontal ring havingl a pendent peripheral ange 34,.-from which projects diametrically'opposite perforate ears 35, which receive the upper ends of the posts 2O and 21,

The connection between the water-4 respectively, and rest upon the upper ends of the brackets 23,v there being nuts 36 iitted on the upper ends of the post, so as to hold the ring in fri ctional engagement with the uppermost portion of the peripheral edge of the disk or wheel 10. When the nozzle is being` swung in its circular path, the disk or Wheel 10 will travel around in frictional engagement with the cap or ring 33, whereby the disk 10 will be slightly retarded by friction,and thereby caused to rotate slowly upon the. elbow 8 in a direction opposite to that-of the swinging movement of the nozzle, whereby a rotation is imparted to the nozzle independently of its swinging movement, which causes an additional scattering of the water and materially increases the effectiveness of the sprinkler.

It will now be noted that the water-passage is formed entirely of metallic parts, thereby dispensing with iexible hose-sections, and hence materially increasing the life of the device and avoiding leaks.

As best illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that the leg-standards 2 are connected at their upper ends by means of an internall y-rabbeted ring 37, and the latter is stiffened by crossed braces 38. The base-plate 1 is circular in shapeand is snugly seated in the rabbeted portion of the ring and is provided with a central opening 39,Which registers with a corresponding opening 40, formed through the juncture of the brace-arms. The lower dend of the tubular post 3 is externally screwthreadedand is fitted into the screw-threaded opening 39 in the base-plate and also enters the internally-screW-threaded upper end of the elbow 4, thereby' connecting the elbow and the plate to the stand .formed by the legs 2 and the ring 37. To prevent accidental turning of the elbow upon the post, there is a pendent lug or projection 41 at the juncture of the brace-arms 38, and said projection fits into a socket or' seat 42, formed'in the upper endof the elbow 4. In assembling these parts the elbow is placed against the lower sides of the crossed arms with the seat 42 receiving the projection 41, and then the post `3 is screwed down through the plate into the elbow, whereby these parts may be Couveniently assembled and also taken apart whenever desired.

VVhat-I claim is v y1. A lawn-sprinkler vprovided with an inf clined nozzle having a horizontal revoluble movement and also a rotatable movement upon its axis simultaneously with thehorizontal revoluble movement, substantially as `described.

2. A lawn-sprinkler provided with an inclined nozzle having a horizontal revoluble movement and also a rotatable movement upon its inclined axis, substantially as described.

3. A lawn-sprinkler provided with a tubular member having a horizontal revoluble IOO .IOS

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movement, and a nozzle carried by the tubular member and set at an inclination and hav-` ing a rotatable movement onits axis simultaneously with the said revoluble movement of the tubular member',fsubstantially as described. y

4. A lawn-sprinkler having an upstanding open-ended tubular support provided at one end with means for connection with a watersupply, a tubular member having a horizon- .l tal revoluble movementand mounted upon` and in'communication with the top of the support, and an inclined nozzlemounted upon` ythe tubular member and rotatable simultaneously with the said revoluble movement of the tubular member, substantially as described.

5. In a lawn-sprinkler, the combination with an inclined nozzle, of means for imparting to the same a horizontal revoluble movement,7 and means for rotating the nozzle on its axis simultaneously with its horizontal revoluble movement, substantially as described.

6. In a lawn-sprinkler, the combination with an upstanding inclined nozzle, of means for imparting a horizontal revoluble movement to the same, and means for rotating the nozzle upon its axis simultaneously with the said revoluble movement, substantially as described.' l

\ 7 Inalawn-sprinkler, the combination with an upstanding open-ended tubular support having one end provided with means for connection Awith awater-supply, of a tubular member in communication with the support, means for imparting a horizontal revoluble movement to the tubular member, an inclined nozzle mounted'to rotate upon the top of the tubular member, and means for rotating the nozzle upon its axis simultaneously with the liorizontalvrevoluble movement of the tubular member, substantially as described.

- "8. In a lawn-sprinkler,the combination with a support having leg-standards, of an openended tubular post rising from and .piercing the support, a hose-coupling carried by the :lower end of the post, an open-endedtubular member rotatably carried by'and rising above vfthe post, an' elbow carried `by and rotatable with the upper end of the `tubular member, a

discharge-nozzle carried by the upper end of the "elbow and rotatable thereon, means for rotating the tubular member to swing the nozzle in a circuitous path, and means to rotate the nozzle-upon the elbow' independently of the swinging movement thereof.

`9. Ina laWn#s` prinkl'er,l thecombination of a tubular support having means for connection with a source of water, of a tubular member set at an inclination and mounted to swing in a circuitous path upon the support, a n'ozzle set at ankinclination and mounted to ro'- tate uponthe tubular member, and means to frictionally engage the nozzle and thereby rotate the latter upon the tubular member independently of the swinging movement of the latter. e l 1 10. In a lawn-sprinkler, the combination with a tubular support having means for con-- nection with a source of water-supply, of a tubularmember set at an angle and mounted k'to rotate upon the support, a discharge-nozzle -mounted to rotate upon the tubular member and 'having a friction wheel or disk, and a stationary vfriction device in frictional engage- Vment with the Wheel or diskto rotate the nozzle independently of the rotation of the tubular member. f

11. In a lawn sprinkler, the combination with a tubular support having means'for 'connection with a water-supply, of a tubular member set at an inclination and mounted toirotate 'upon the top of the support, a discharge-nozf zle set'at an angle and mounted to rotate independently upon the tubular member, a fricti'on disk or wheel carried bythe nozzle and mounted concentrically with respect to the tubular member, and a stationary member in frictional engagement with the uppermost portion of the disk or wheel to simultaneously rotate the latter and the nozzle independently of the tubular member.

12. In a lawn-sprinkler, the combination with a substantially horizontal base havinglegstandards, of a tubular post 4piercing the base and having its lower end provided'with means for connection with a water-supply, of a tubular rotatablemember mounted upon and set at an inclination to the upper end of the post, a nozzle set at an inclination to and mounted for independent rotation upon the tubular member, a friction wheel or disk carried by the .nozzle and disposed concentrically with respect to the tubular member, posts rising from the base at opposite sides of the tubular post, and a stationary ring carried by said posts with the nozzle projected through the ring and the latter lying in frictional engagement `with the upper side of the disk orwheel.

13. In a lawn sprinkler, the combination with a base, of a tubular post rising therefrom,

and having a hose-coupling and also provided with .a lateral discharge-opening, awaterwheel in cooperative relation with the discharge-opening, a tubular member set at an inclination to and mounted for rotation upon the upper end of the `tubular post, a gear.

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l y14. The combination with a base', of a stal tionary tubular ost rising therefrom and hav- 'ing a hose-coup mg and also provided with a lateral discharge opening, a water Wheel mounted in coperative relation with the disf charge-opening, a tubular member rotatably ported by the posts and frictionally engaging i the uppermost portion of the edge of the friction disk or ,wheel7 and an operative connection between the water-wheel and the gearwheel. y y n f l5. In a lawn-sprinkler, the combination with a base, of an upstanding tubular member c carried thereby and having a hose-nozzle and also,r provided with a lateral discharge-opening, a nozzle set .at an inclination to and rotatable upon the post, a substantially horizontal gear-wheel mounted uponthe post and connected to' the nozzle, a pair of supports rising from the base at opposite sides of thepost,l

brackets carried by the supports, a shaft mounted in the brackets, a gear upon the shaft vand in mesh with the rst-mentioned gear, a

lwater-wheel rotatably mounted upon one of the supports in cooperative relation with the discharge-opening of the tubular post, and an operative connection between the water-wheel and the shaft.

1,6. I The combination with a base, of a tubular f post rising therefrom and provided with ai hose-coupling and a lateral discharge-opening,

supports rising from the base at opposite sides i of the post, a water-wheel rotatably mounted 'upon one of the supports in cooperative relaltion with ythe discharge-opening in the post, a

worm mounted upon said support and in op-` erative lrelation with the water-wheel, brackets carried by the supports, av substantially l horizontal shaft carried by the brackets,'a

gear-wheel upon the shaft and in mesh with the worm, a worm upon the horizontal shaft, a tubular member rotatably telescoped upon the post and provided With'a substantially horizontal gear .in mesh with the worm on the i shaft, and a discharge-nozzle carried by and set at an" inclination to the top of the tubular member.`

17. The combination with a'base, of a tubular post rising therefrom and provided with a hose-couplin g and a'lateral discharge-opening, supports rising from thebase at opposite sides of the post, a Water-wheel rotatably mounted upon one of the supports in cooperative relation with vthe discharge-opening in the post, a worm mounted upon said support and in operative relation with the water-wheel, brackets carried by the supports, a substantially horizontal shaft carried by the brackets, a gearwheel upon the shaft and in mesh with the worm, a worm upon the horizontal shaft, a tubular member rotatably' telescoped upon the post and provided with a substantially horizontal gear in mesh with the worm on the shaft, an elbow carried by the upper end of the tubular member, a nozzle set at an inclination and mounted torotate independently upon the upper end of 'the elbow, a friction wheel or disk carried bythe nozzle and set at an inclination to the post, and a substantially horizontal ring embracing the nozzle and carried by the supports, said ring being in fric' tional engagement with the uppermost portion of the periphery of the friction wheel or disk. 18. A nozzle having, -"a bracket extending .from it at an angle and provided with a screwthreaded socket, and a headed spreader having a threaded shank engaging the socket, the head of the spreader being circular and adjustable across the discharge end of the nozzle, substantially as described.

19. In a lawn-sprinkler, the combination with a stand embodying legs, a ring connecting the upper ends of the legs, and crossed braces within the ring and provided at the point of crossing with an opening, of a top plate supported upon the ring and the braces andprovided with a screw-threaded opening registering with theopening'in the braces, a

hose-coupling applied to the under side of the braces and registering with the opening therein, a tubular post having Vits lower screw-l IOO 

